God of Pets

Chapter 523 The Person Who Went to Collect the Corpse
Bai Xiuyan had many rules; he forbade Chen Guan and Teng Mingli from using other pets and allowed them to ride only the black and white Qilin horse.

Moreover, when marching, one can only follow behind him on the left or right, without overtaking him or walking alongside him, but also without falling behind.

Chen Guan didn't care; the customer who paid was the most important.

Feeling bored, Chen Guan examined the sword in his hand. It was clearly a sword forged by humans, about four feet long. Because it was in a scabbard, he couldn't tell what the blade looked like.

The hilt and scabbard are pale yellow, looking as if they were carved from jade. The sword's name, "Touken," is also engraved on the guard.

The sword in Fujimi Rei's hand was light green, crystal clear and even more beautiful, and was called "Snake Pattern".

The two followed Bai Xiuyan from the left and right. They didn't need to do anything when they encountered the mysterious spirits along the way. Bai Xiuyan's lightning sword spirit directly killed all the mysterious spirits that blocked their way.

Chen Guan and Teng Mingli had far fewer troubles; they only needed to follow Bai Xiuyan to reach Taishan City directly.

Just when they thought there would be nothing to do along the way, another person appeared at the mountain pass ahead.

The man was riding a stone lion, which was made entirely of jade and was clearly no ordinary stone. It was probably the famous and peerless Taishan Jade Lion produced in the Pengxuan Secret Realm.

Before Chen Guan came, he had checked the information and found that Fang Beidou, the chief steward of the Taishan City Lord's Mansion, had a Taishan Jade Lion.

"Could it be that Bai Xiuyan was invited by Taishan City, and that Grand Steward Fang Beidou came to pick him up personally?" Chen Guan wondered to himself.

"Young Master Bai, Taishan City is not a place for you. You should go back." The man's words shattered Chen Guan's expectations.

"What if I insist on going?" Bai Xiuyan said calmly, sitting upright on his horse.

“None of the ten prefectures in Taishan City welcomes you, so why do you need to go?” Fang Beidou said.

"Whether they welcome me or not is their business; whether I go or not is my own business," Bai Xiuyan said indifferently.

“If the host doesn’t welcome you, what kind of guest comes uninvited? Young Master Bai, you are a person of status and reputation, you shouldn’t do such a shameless thing,” Fang Beidou said.

“What if I insist on doing it?” Bai Xiuyan said.

"I hope you won't be so stubborn; it makes everyone lose face," Fang Beidou said.

"I've been dignified for so many years, I really want to be undignified just this once," Bai Xiuyan laughed.

“Young Master Bai, your old friend, Madam Mei Jiuhong, asked me to pass on a message to you: she does not wish to see you in Taishan City,” Fang Beidou continued.

Bai Xiuyan listened in silence for a moment before shaking her head and sighing, "I'm afraid I can only disappoint her this time."

"I've said what I needed to say and conveyed what I needed to convey. Your choice is up to you, Young Master Bai. I'll take my leave now." Fang Beidou said, clasping his hands in a fist salute, before turning and riding away on his Taishan Jade Lion.

Chen Guan and Teng Mingli exchanged a glance; things were indeed not that simple.

Taishan City is nominally under the jurisdiction of the City Lord's Mansion, but the City Lord is appointed by the Court Chief. In addition to the City Lord's Mansion, there are also ten mansions established by the ten major families in Taishan City.

The Ten Prefectures represent the interests of the ten major families in Taishan City. Apart from the prefecture of the Heavenly King, which has virtually no people, the other nine prefectures have military-level power in Taishan City.

The affairs of Taishan City are not decided by the city lord alone; many matters require the participation of the ten prefectures to make a decision.

Now that the chief steward of the city lord's mansion has stepped forward and said that Bai Xiuyan is not welcome, and that the ten mansions also do not welcome Bai Xiuyan, there must be something going on here.

"I'm just going to be a sword attendant and make a little money on the side. I hope I won't get ripped off." Chen Guan knew that even if he left right now, it would be too late. Taishan City definitely knew that the two of them were with Bai Xiuyan. It was hard to say whether he could explain things clearly then.

"Don't worry, just hold the sword. No one will make things difficult for you," Bai Xiuyan said with a smile, seemingly knowing what Chen Guan and the others were thinking. Chen Guan had no choice but to continue walking with Bai Xiuyan.

We hadn't gone far when we saw ten people lined up in front of us, blocking the mountain road.

"Please turn around, Young Master Bai," the ten men shouted in unison.

"Do you represent the ten prefectures?" Bai Xiuyan asked.

“That’s right,” one of them replied.

"What if I don't turn back?" Bai Xiuyan asked.

“Then please, Young Master Bai, step over our corpses,” the ten replied.

"Are you soldiers?" Bai Xiuyan asked, looking at them.

"Taishan Corps," someone answered.

"Then do you know why I came here?" Bai Xiuyan continued to ask.

"I don't know, I'm just here on orders to ask Young Master Bai to return," the man replied.

Bai Xiuyan looked at them and said, "Three years ago, the demons launched a massive attack on Tianyang City. Many soldiers and residents of Tianyang City held out for three years, but Taishan City did not send a single soldier to support them, which led to the fall of Tianyang City. All humans were slaughtered. The Black and White Impermanence couple who led the defense of the city had their heads cut off and hung on the city gate. To this day, no one has claimed their bodies. Are you aware of this?"

The ten people fell silent, some clenching their fists.

In recent years, the demons have become increasingly rampant. Previously, there were dozens of cities north of Taishan City, but now even Tianyang City, the closest city to Taishan City, has been breached by the demons. Taishan City is now the front line.

The Battle of Tianyang City was originally a chance to be held. The soldiers and residents of Tianyang City held out for three years, and almost all of them died in the end, but they still could not wait for reinforcements.

At that time, there was a lot of dissatisfaction within the Taishan Army Corps. Some of the Taishan Army Corps generals even requested to go to war, but they were all suppressed. When Tianyang City fell, Taishan City did not send a single soldier to reinforce it. They watched helplessly as Tianyang City, which had endured three years of hardship, was slaughtered.

Even many people within the Taishan Corps considered this a great disgrace.

“Young Master Bai, we are here on orders to invite you back,” someone said, though their tone had lost its previous firmness.

Bai Xiuyan said with a smile, "The Black and White Impermanence couple are my closest friends. Their heads are still hanging on the gate of Tianyang City. If I don't go, will anyone collect their bodies?"

All ten of them couldn't help but avoid Bai Xiuyan's gaze. The Taishan Army Corps had never sent troops before, and it was even less likely that they would send troops now. Defending Taishan City was the order of the ancestral court and the wish of the ten prefectures.

“Since no one is going to collect their bodies, I will have to go myself. Please return.” Bai Xiuyan said.

“We have received military orders. If we cannot ask you to turn back, then we can only ask you to step over our dead bodies.” Although the ten men hesitated, they did not back down.

"Then let me see if the soldiers of Taishan are up to the task." Bai Xiuyan stretched out a sword, and lightning flashed out like lightning.

The ten men each unleashed their secret techniques, resulting in a flurry of swordplay and dazzling swordplay.

boom!
Where the lightning struck, all the swords and shadows, along with their bodies, were shattered. The ten men were also struck by lightning, their bodies paralyzed, and they fell off their mounts, trembling uncontrollably.

Bai Xiuyan rode past on horseback, followed closely by Chen Guan and Teng Mingli.

(End of this chapter)